480 FOREST CULTURE AND 
species. Its splendid wood, there often called biue- 
gum-tree wood, available for many purposes, and 
largely utilized for ship-building. 
Eucalyptus Gunnii, J. Hooker.—Victoria, Tasmania, 
and New South Wales, at alpine and sub-alpine eleva- 
tions. The other more hardy Eucalypts comprise 
E. coriacea, E. alpina, E. urnigera, E. coccifera, and 
E. vernicosa, which all reach heights covered with 
snow for several months in the year. 
Eucalyptus goniocalix, F. v. Mueller.—From Cape 
Otway to the southern parts of New South Wales. A 
large tree, which should be included among those for 
new plantations. Its wood resembles, in many re- 
spects, that of E. globulus. For house-building, fence- 
rails, and similar purposes, it is extensively employed 
in those forest-districts where it is abundant, and has 
proved itself a valuable timber. 
' Eucalyptus hemiphloia, F. vy. Mueller.—New South 
Wales and South Queensland. To be regarded as a 
timber-tree of great excellence, on the authority of 
the Rev. Dr. Woolls. It is famous for the hardness 
and toughness of its timber, which is used for shafts, 
spokes, plow-beams, and similar utensils. 
Eucalyptus Leucoxylon, F. v. Mueller.—The ordi- 
nary iron-bark tree of Victoria and some parts of South 
Australia and New South Wales. As the supply of 
its very durable timber is falling short, and as it is 
for some purposes superior to that of almost any other 
Eucalypt, the regular culture of this tree over wide 
areas should be fostered, especially as it can be raised 
on stony ridges, not readily available for ordinary 
husbandry. The wood is sometimes pale, or in other 
localities rather dark. The tree is generally restricted 
